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	Weak atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weak atheism contrasts with strong or explicit atheism, which asserts that our current knowledge is enough to show that God or gods necessarily cannot exist, and theism, which asserts that there is at least one god.
		The weak atheist generally gives a broad definition of atheism as a lack or absence of evidence justifying a belief in God or gods, which defines atheism as a range of positions that entail non-belief, unjustified belief, doubt, or denial of theism.
		Weak and strong agnostics often argue that their position is the default one: that every person is born without belief in any god or gods, and must be taught the concept before they can become theistic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weak_atheism (559 words)

	Atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some weak atheists are without any opinion regarding the existence of deities, either because of a lack of thought on the matter, a lack of interest in the matter (see apatheism), or a belief that the arguments and evidence provided by both theists and strong atheists are equally unpersuasive.
		Some weak atheists feel that theism and strong atheism are equally untenable, on the grounds that faith is required both to assert and to deny the existence of deities, and as such both theism and strong atheism have the burden of proof placed on them to prove that a god does or doesn't exist.
		Atheists reject this view and assert that they are as motivated towards moral behavior as anyone, citing possible non-theistic sources of moral behavior such as: their upbringing; natural empathy, compassion and a human concern for others; respect for order, society, and law; and a desire for a good reputation and self-esteem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atheism (9477 words)

	Weak atheism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Weak atheism or negative atheism is the lack of belief in any gods without the conviction that no gods exist.
		Weak atheism is in contrast to strong atheism, in which the atheist makes the positive assertion that there are no gods, and theism, in which the theist asserts that there is at least one god of some kind.
		The difference between "strong" and "weak" atheism might be summed up as follows: strong atheism is the "belief" that there are no gods, while weak atheism is the "lack" of belief in god(s).
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/weak_atheism (256 words)

	'Weak' And 'Strong' As Philosophical Terms James Spairana (Reply) (3-01)
		The "strong" atheist has examined at least one god claim and has concluded that the god idea is nonsensical, the god idea is impossible, or the god claims are delusions or outright lies.
		The "weak" atheist may or may not take it that far, and may or may not have even heard a god claim, but lacks a belief in gods nonetheless.
		So, an infant is a "weak" atheist, in that it does not have a god belief, but is not a strong atheist.
	www.positiveatheism.org /mail/eml9102.htm (3282 words)

	Dialogue with an atheist who says he knows there is no God.
		Matt: Are you a strong atheist or a weak one?
		Atheist: You can never see all evidences but that does not mean there is a god.
		Atheist: Fact - Reality or actuality as distinguished to from conjecture or fantasy; Something known by observation or experience to be true or real.
	www.carm.org /dialogues/knowsthereisnogod.htm (873 words)

	atheist, antheist, thetheist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you were to tell an atheist of this kind that God exists, they might say, "You are wrong." These are typically known as "strong atheists" (which does not imply that they are mentally or physically stronger than other kinds of atheists; the word "strong" simply implies a more active form of belief).
		If you were to tell an atheist of this kind that God exists, they might say, "You're free to believe that, but I see no reason to." These are known as "weak atheists," since it is a more passive mode of belief.
		Weak atheists lack a belief in gods the same way they lack a belief in invisible pink unicorns -- it's not that they specifically avoid believing in traditional religious deities, it's that they simply lack a belief in anything supernatural.
	matt.waggoner.com /whyatheist.html (959 words)

	Theism, Atheism, and Agnosticism
		Weak atheism is defined as the absence of belief in God.
		In practice, however, weak atheism and strong atheism are taken to be mutually exclusive; one cannot be both a weak atheist and a strong atheist.
		A weak atheist is therefore someone who both lacks belief that God does exist and lacks belief that God does not exist.
	www.philosophyofreligion.info /definitions.html (805 words)

	What is Atheism?
		I've encountered many atheists who claim that atheism is not a belief system while others say it is. Since there is no official atheist organization, nailing down which definition of atheism to use can be difficult.
		The weak atheist might be better explained as a person who lacks belief in God the way a person might lack belief that there is a green lizard in a rocking chair on the moon; it isn't an issue.
		For those atheists who simply lack belief and exercise no energy in the discussion, neither category applies because they are not involved in the debate.
	www.carm.org /atheism/atheism.htm (765 words)

	The Presumption of Atheism
		Weak atheism is defined negatively as the absence of belief in God.
		Weak atheists do not make the positive claim that God does not exist, but merely withhold their assent from the theists’ claim that God does exist.
		According to the weak atheist, because it is the theist that makes an assertion, it is the theist that bears the burden of proof.
	www.philosophyofreligion.info /presumption.html (490 words)

	the alt.atheism FAQs: 1. Overview for New Readers 2. Introduction to Atheism 3. Frequently
		The former is often referred to as the "weak atheist" position, and the latter as "strong atheism".
		Atheists therefore tend to feel that they are unlikely to be proved wrong in the immediate future, and they stop worrying about it.
		Be aware that atheists have heard of God and know the basic claims about him; if the sole purpose of your parable is to tell atheists that God exists and brings salvation, you may as well not post it, since it tells us nothing we have not been told before.
	www.skepticfiles.org /atheist/atheistf.htm (17441 words)

	An Atheist Apology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another is to call "atheist" all opinions which do not include belief in gods and to consider an agnostic to be a type of atheist.
		Atheists are further divided as to the nature of their disbelief.
		Those who believe that the existence of gods can be disproven are called "strong atheists" and those who believe that the existence of gods is possible in the same way that the existence of pink unicorns is possible are called "weak atheists".
	home.cshore.com /himes/dennis/aaa.htm (2684 words)

	TheologyWeb Campus - "Strong" atheist vs. "weak" atheist - what's the difference?
		weak atheism is the union of the set of weak atheists with the set of agnostics who are atheists.
		In a sense, all strong atheists are in the class of weak atheists.
		It [weak atheism] is not as bold as the claims of the strong atheist.
	www.theologyweb.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-3430.html (18998 words)

	GodlessRose's Atheism Page
		Atheists can of course be divided into different types, but no one subset of the atheist community has any more claim to the word than any other.
		Atheists have defined the term more or less this same way since the 1700s, though some theists have found it useful to misdefine atheism as the certain belief that there is no God.
		Agnostic Atheism: This is a subtype of weak atheism.
	www.geocities.com /godlessrose/atheism.html (4278 words)

	If My Cat Is God, Then I Believe In God
		Weak atheism is what every atheist I've read about or spoken with holds as their view; though certainly there are many atheists out there adhering to the strong variety.
		Weak atheism is also not agnosticism, but I guess that strong agnosticism might be close to weak atheism.
		Weak atheists just claim that there is as of yet no evidence to that effect.
	www.useless-knowledge.com /1234/nov/article126.html (2075 words)

	[Understanding Atheism and Agnosticism] A180.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A weak atheist does not make any claim concerning the existence of God; that is, he is not promoting any view or belief about God that needs to be defended.
		By [negative atheist] I mean that I construe the initial letter in the word 'atheist' in the way in which everyone construes the same initial letter in such words as 'atypical' and 'amoral'.
		The weak agnostic does not claim that knowledge is impossible, only that he himself does not have any knowledge of God.
	www.a180.net /atheism_agnosticism.html (1168 words)

	Apologia Atheos: Definition of strong/weak atheism and agnosticism
		In popular use, an atheist is one who believes that there is no god, and an agnostic is one who isn't sure whether there is a god or not.
		This is a misinterpretation of the atheist standpoint.
		For a weak atheist it is sufficient to say: "I don't know what a god is", or "I have never heard of a god".
	www.update.uu.se /~fbendz/atheism/definitions.html (1710 words)

	Strength in disbelief?
		There is a distinction between atheists, a split between the so called Strong Atheist position and the Weak Atheist position.
		Position One is the pig headed atheist, the prejudiced atheist, the closed minded atheist: the strong atheist.
		Some people might say that such a belief is the same as being a strong atheist, that all I am doing is expressing my openness to the possibility of error and incomplete knowledge.
	www.mwillett.org /atheism/strength.htm (703 words)

	Atheism
		Strong atheists will point out, for example, that they don't necessarily assert that there are no gods (how does one define "god," after all?), but that the particulars of any entity known as God and worshipped by any human religion can be disproven, or at least shown to be highly illogical.
		A weak atheist does not assert for a fact that there is no God.
		Being a weak atheist, my disbelief in God is similar; I don't state for a fact that there is no God, and I accept that evidence I have yet to encounter could change my mind.
	www.amadan.org /atheism/terms.html (1398 words)

	Fredrik Bendz' philosophy: Atheism and agnosticism
		A weak atheist is generally agnostic when it comes to knowledge but atheist when it comes to belief.
		It is important to understand that, unless the strong atheist feels that he can disprove god, he believes because of emotions and not evidence.
		Many religios people believe in a god because they want to believe, but an atheist is an atheist because he has come to the conclusion that there is no god or more commonly, that there is no evidence for any god.
	www.update.uu.se /~fbendz/philo/atheism.htm (1063 words)

	Atheist wannabees abounding here (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In their desperate attempt to be thought of as atheists
		They are not weak atheists, or incredibly weak atheists, or
		atheist "truly" is, and certainly not certain enough to make a "definitive"
	www.usenetreligion.com /showthread.php?t=1274 (2384 words)

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		OH, I thought it was the size of their biceps brachii.
		The heretics were placed in a less severe part of hell than the blasphemers, and in keeping with how medieval Church theologians would have classified weak and strong atheists, I figured they would probably be assigned to those categories, respectively.
		Unless of course you lived a virtuous life and never heard of Christ, in which case you would be in Limbo, the first and mildest level of Hell.
	aarm.mywowbb.com /forum27/2177.html (319 words)

	Outside Asylum - Um, time to check out the "strong atheist" and "weak atheist" definitions. - jj, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you find it, check out the definitions of strong vs. weak atheist, and you'll see that strong atheism can be argued to be a faith-based position, but weak is not.
		This is not a statement of faith, but a conclusion based on the evidence to present.
		This position drives some strong atheists nuts, in fact nearly ballistic.
	www.audioasylum.com /forums/outside/messages/99975.html (245 words)

	Atheist and Agnostic Pro-Life League Membership Form
		An atheist is simply one who lacks belief in theism.
		A weak atheist lacks belief in theism but is simply skeptical of and doesn't necessarily deny the existence of gods.
		A strong atheist not only lacks belief in theism but asserts that theistic claims are false or that gods do not exist.
	www.godlessprolifers.org /join.html (634 words)

	Atheist and Agnostic Pro-Life League Member List
		Nontheist position: Weak Atheist; I'm want to be a peceful pro-life protester 'cos I want to give the future generations love.
		Nontheist position: Weak Atheist; I believe that a higher power may or may not be out there, but if one is, it shouldn't be worshipped.
		Nontheist position: Weak Atheist; newly "practicing" atheist, and therefore not versed enough to be considered strong.
	www.godlessprolifers.org /members.html (5853 words)

	TheologyWeb Campus - View Single Post - "Strong" atheist vs. "weak" atheist - what's the difference? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		TheologyWeb Campus - View Single Post - "Strong" atheist vs. "weak" atheist - what's the difference?
		Thread: "Strong" atheist vs. "weak" atheist - what's the difference?
		If he were to choose not to be a "big ol' meanie" at some future time (which he could certainly do), there becomes no reason not to forgive any offense.
	www.theologyweb.com /forum/showpost.php?s=cd3f4b3ea2b9ada659c229fa125334f1&p=76397&postcount=15 (242 words)

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